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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03
BEGGs' CHERRY COUCH SYRUP.

BEGGs' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP
Is the only medicine that acts directly on
the Lungs, Blood and Bowels, it relieves
a cough instantly and in time effects
permanent cure-C H. Martin s. Bro.
Druggists.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03

Mart Whitman has made an efficient
sheriff, and will undoubtedly be cleo
ted.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03

Once in awhile the Democrat gets
az idea. Last week it said previous
number of the CAT was a daisy
Thanks. awfullv,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03
BEGes' CHERRY CoueH SYRUP.

BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SYRUP.
Is warranted for all that the label calls
for, SO that if it does not relieve your
cough you can call at our store and the
meney will be refunded to you. 1t acts
simultaneously on all parts of the system
thereby leaving no bad results.-C. II.
Martin & Bro, Druggists.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03

Republican County Ticket.

County Clerk,
JAMES N. SUMMERS.
Treasurer,
CHARLES VI. HOVEY.
Register of Deeds.
JAMES c. PASSELL.
Sheriff,
MART. W. wITHAM.
Surveyor,
T. CHAMBERS.
Coroner,
s, b. LCTGEN.
Commissioner of LIST District,
". II. SMITH.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03
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Of the contents, my head was covered
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Ayers Hair Vigor,
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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03

Vote for your ticket, republicans.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-03
COLBY.
Election Proclamation.
STATE OF KANSAS,
THOMAS COUNTY,

eI0Ctlon ProCI amdtt0n.
STATE OF KANSAS,
THOMAS COUNTY,
The State of Kansas, to 81, whom these pres.
ents shall come greeting: Know ye, that I.
the undersigned Sheriff OF Thomas County,
kansas. by virtue of the authority in me vest
ed, do, by this Proclamation, give pubic
notice that on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November. A. D., 1887. there
will be held a general election. and the officers
wit:
One Register of Feeds.
One County Treasurer.
One Sheriff.
One County Clerk.
One Surveyor.
One Commissioner Of 1st District
Township officers in the various townships
as provided by law.
Polls will be open at the following named
places:
Wendell Township, Summers school house.
Barrett town of Quickville. -.
North Hale Kingery schoO. house. "
South Hale Kuka Post Office
Summers Patten school house.
Morgan Court house.
s. Randall Enterprise school house.
N. Randall Res of Rev. d. Mckinney.
Smith Res of Dr. s. B. Lutgen.
Lacey town of Gem
ROvOhl g Res. of George Lindeaur
And votes OF Electors for said officers will be
received at the polls of each election district
in said county.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set
my hand. ut my Office at the city Of Colby, in
said county, this Tote day of October, A. d.
1887. NJ. w. WITHAM, Sheriff.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

by the people of the United States:
Surely, none.
Does not the question Of economy
Of effort and force appear capable of
easy solution when one considers
these things? Would it not be most
advantageous to the international
movement for us to bend all our en-
ergies to make this country the plo-
neer Cooperative Commonwealth !?
Then, with the vast resources Of the
land and labor turned to the most
profitable uses--with the increase OF
population and facilities of all kinds,
could we not as a nation render
effective assistance to our brother
workers of the world? What cifete
monarchy or combinations of foreign
aristocracies could withstand the de-
mand, backed by the military force
of nation of freemcn not wage
slaves?
Can we do better than devote our
energies to the attainment of our
hopes in this country, using the adj
vantages we have to the utmost
limit?
Humanity is still swayed by desire
for glory and honor. Why not use
the sentiment for the emancipation
of the people from wage-slavery ?
Instead Of narrow patriotism, llu-
manity would be the feeling that
would spur us on.
Economy, then, would demand
that we develop poacer where it can
best be developed. Afterwards we
could have sufficient glory and honor
to last forever. Power first, then
conquest and glory
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
THE FIREBRAND,'

To the IForkmen's Adrocdte:
I have read your editorial headed as
above with much interest. In my opin-
ion it is necessary for us Socialists to
attack Catholic priests and rich fashion
able ministers. Catholic priests have
but one object in view-to keep the peo-
pie under their charge the mental and
moral slaves of the Pope and themselves.
Fashionable preachers preach only for
money and are the obsequious and CON
temptible slaves of the capitalists of their
congregations. Of course, if they would
let us alone it would be polite for us to
let them alone. But they will not let
Us alone. They have sense enough to be
afraid of Socialism and hence do all they
can to make it odious and abominable.
We, Socialists, then, should not let them
do al the fighting Ministers who really
seek after the truth will soon find out
that there is no real conflict between
Socialism and Christianity. If man
were to lead exactly the same kind of
life that Jesus led and preach exactly the
same doctrine he would be ridiculed and
desplsed by all the rich and fashionable
preachers in the land. They would call
him crank and Socialistic fool. and
If they could they would kill him. He,
for his part, would probably call them
liars and hypocrites and worshippers of
mammon. w. H. BENSON.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
JUSTICE, LAW OR NO LAW.

1t is quite probable that the Irish
patriot, Michael Davitt, his whole
soul stirred by the cruelties he wit
messed at the Bodyke evictions, in
giving utterance to the most manly
and generous impulses of human ma
ture, and counseling resistance to
such tyrannies, has incurred the VEN
geance of British law that institutes
and protects landlordism, and is H.
able to be thrust into prison once
again for his noble daring.
Is it any wonder that good men
are led to believe in the total aboli-
ton of law, when it's effects are what
they are? And what can the miser-
able condition of Ireland or in fact
any country in Christendom, be at
tributed to, only to their laws? Yet,
it is for thoughts of inquiry such as
these that men are denounced as
anarchists" and represented as
holding the very tiendish sentiments
against which every fibre of their
being is in eternal warfare. The
cold blooded creature who has no
feeling for the wrongs and woes of
others, can well advise GOODNESS and
submission to the law, but let HIM
self be the victim and how soon his
advice would be forgotten.
The Irish people are in a terrible
dilemma. If they obey the law they
are quietly plundered through the
institution of rent; if they resist
they are shot down like dogs. And
peaceful resistance inside the law is
out of the question, for no such
method can be devised that statute
or decision is not Immediately en-
acted or rendered to place that re-
sistance on the outside.
1t sometimes looks as if the des-
peraton of the Irish people had but
one recourse to rid themselves of
their robbers and prosecutors. But
that is hardly within the capability
of human nature as at present con-
stituted. Suffer on then in patience,
oh miserable country, still led to
look for assistance or revenge from
on high, when the lessons of ages
can teach YOU no other creed than
that God helps those alone who help
themselves, and thu, resistance to
tyrants, law or no law, is but obedi-
ence to His holy will. Hartford En-
aminer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

"Free discussion is the thing"
says the New York SIN. 'Let
every man express his mind, state
his principles and set forth his argu-
ments and let other principles and
other arguments be arrayed against
them. In the forum of reason and
of liberty there is nothing danger
ous." Good. But how does the
sentiment tally with the Suns blood
thirsty rage against the imprisoned
Chicago anarchists? These men ex-
pressed their minds, stated their
principles, set forth their arguments
nothing more. These arguments
are met with the hangman and
halter, and the Sun, which talks
prettily of reason and liberty, has
done all it could to help on the
bloody work. Free discussion is the
thing, but it is out of the question
in a country where men can be hung
for expressing their opinions. - lE'n-
sted Press.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
THE SILENT VOTE.

One of the unknown quantities in
the ensuing elections will be the
"sllent VOTE" the vote cast by those
who for one reason or another pre-
fer not to express themselves openly
upon the political questions of the
day, but who quietly 60 to the ballot
box ON election day and deposit their
ballots. These silent voters are not
always readers and thinkers. With
some of them silence is indicative of
nothing more than fear of ostracism;
with others there is perhaps no
other motive than that which inhu-
cnced General Grant--thcy don't
want to advertise their ignorance,
which silent acknowledgement is a
great thing in their favor; with
others still there is sort of super
stitious veneration for secresy that
would lead one INTO metaphysics to
fathom. But the silent vote is q
factor, nevertheless, and counts. 10
the silent thinkers the arguments
of the Labor Party come with con-
vincing force, while to the toiler
who, in his struggle for existence,
must bow to the authority of the all
powerful boss, the promises of self
government, and free land, and the
final abolition of wage-slavery, come
as u ray of hope in the darkness of
human drudgery. What satisfac-
ton to him is the privilege of the
ballot who knows how to cast it
Even though he must do it secretly,
fearfully, he knows that the gradual
spread of light among his fellow
workmen will augment the aggregate
of silent votes.
We may not guess the power of
this factor in our coming contests,
bat we know that there are many
more with us than take part in our
public meetings.
Let workingmen be silent, if they
must, for IA while, but let them once
cast the electing vote; let the victory
by ballot be a clean and decisive one.
and the silence will be broken by
the hurrahs for Labor's Victory
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
THE MERRITT BILL.

The conspiracy bill proposed by
Mr.. Merritt, of Illinois, has received
much notice from the labor press.
Though foolish and unjust, it does
not interfere with the agitation of
any reform. The spirit of of the
bill is: If any person shall, by speak
ing, writing or printing, advise, aid
or incite local revolution, or Ides-
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
CAN'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
Wasteful Efforts at Technical Edu.
cation.

Queer notions regarding the proper
office of schools emanate from sun
dry sources. Here is an advocate of
schools "where boys can learn a
trade" talking through the Je'celers'
,Jou,RM after the fashion of his kind,
fooIishly. He propounds a series of
conundrums that might do for a
civil service examination.
How many boys, he asks, know
what kind of timber will bear the
heaviest burden or what timber will
last longer under water and what out
of water? How many know sand
stone from limestone or iron from
magnesia? How many know how to
cut rafter or brace without pat
tern? How many know which turns
the faster-the top of wheel or the
bottom as it moves along the ground?
How many know how steel is made
and how a snake can climb a tree?
Not many perhaps, but what of
that? Must we have schools to teach
these and endless other things like
them? 1t may be that very few boys
know iron from magnesia or lime
stone from sandstone. And prob
ably there are men on the shady side
of sixty who cannot cut rafter and
never had any desire to. Yet their
lives have not been wasted. They
are lacking in this particular knowl-
edge because they have not had oc-
casion for it's use. Let the necessity
arise at any time and if they have
not the ability to speedily equip
themselves with the special informa-
ton needed they are beyond the
reach of schools.
A man would need be walking
encyclopedia to carry in his head
half that is known of common things
in this little world of ours, and by
the time he had learned it he would
be past the age of usefulness. Hap
PLY it is not necessary that man
shall know all that can be known;
happily the important secrets of ma
ture so far as discovered are put
down in books and indexed, so that
when a man finds need of knowing a
thing he can put his finger on the
information. He need not carry a
head full of lumber for which he
has no use in order to be an intelli-
gent and useful citizen in his own
way.
Success in life does not depend on
knowing that ga horse gets up be-
fore and COW behind" or that
surveyors mark on a tree never gets
any higher from the ground. 1t
does not depend on ability to repeat
verses and rules and texts and answer
all the odd conundrums with which
inquisitive bores amuse themselves.
1t may be well enough for tailor to
know the original reason for putting
buttons on the back of coat, but it
does not follow that thousand boys
who will never be tailors should
spend their time getting that sort of
information. - Uinsted Press.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
APPREClATNE WILLIAM,
ANSONIA, CT. in,

ANsoNA, CT, June 13, 81.
To the Uorkmea's Adrocate:
Your arrangement of Mr. William O
Brien editor of United Ireland merits
nothing but the contempt of every irish
nationalist Mr. Ob-ien is a man that can
not be tricked by John Mac. Maxim are
other political heller in this country and
your crusade against him will not bene-
fit you any | wish to discontinue your
Paper and send it no more
WILLIAM d RIoRpAS,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

We have received copy of The
Credh t6ncier Of Siaaloa, as well as
a letter from its editors, Marie and
Edward Rowland. They indignant
ly deny the stories of the capitalist
press concerning the failure of the
Topolobampo Colony, corroborating
the remarks of Walter Vrooman,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
.Ew HAVEN, JUNE Is, 1887.
Z WER-THEN GLORY.

POWER -THEN GLORY.
The evident horror Of being CON
taminated by the radical ideas Of the
Abdr Party in America which Mr..
a representative of the Irish
, Parliamentary Party, exhibited re-
recently in New York, and the CON
sideration of the fact that thousands
of dollars have been sent to Ireland
by the men of the Labor Party, both
those of Irish and other nationalitics,
lander the impression that it was
used to further the scheme of land
Naturalization, brings to the surface
b question of international comfy
and economy in the labor movement.
Az to the former, there can be no
doubt of the utmost proprlety and
good will on the part of the Amer-
IAN revolutonists, or reformers, in
cir dealings with their friends in
prope. Knowing the political dis
lities of the proletarlan masses of
old world, the Americans, both
i've and adopted citizens, have
lavish in their offerings of help,
Q shape of dollars. The Irish
leaguers and nationalists have
especially favored by their
lends and countrymen on this side
the Atlantic. And the Social
emocracy of Germany has never
fled of assistance from the friends
khe Taterland. Nor would any
with the feeling of humanity in
st begrudgc the aid thus
nay, our only regret is
have not done more.
this brings us to the econom-
le of the question connected
the international labor move
We know the powers our CO.
kers of the Old World have to
end against--the almost absolute
- SIN of the ruling classes.
Eeedom of speech and of asso-
are denied the working peo-
ID the system of government
prfect that there is little OPP
Ity for advancement, save at
|us cost of money and life.
Strong nation of thorough
Eats in Europe, enjoying the
Is of a cooperative nation
IA greater moral help to the
mans of the other nations
Il the half-suppressed forces
anized Labor as it now stands
hout the world. And with
system in vogue for few
ne democratic nation could
blop a physical strength that
used, compel recognition
|dience to the will of the peo-
n e may as well assume that
over, once developed and re-
would be used IN the interest
Gorklng people of the world.
he establishment of the So
Iatic principle in any of
of Europe seems well
ISIS without power from
From whence shall that
J? Is there any nation on
the earth with such ad-
inherent strength as
We know of none. And
nation whose people
Political advantages enjoyed
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
COMMUNICATIONS.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Write plain.
boil down your letters; make them short
Write only on one side of the paper. Be as good
natured as you can under the circumstances
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
NOTES..

The Labor Party grows. Next
year will be big with events. 'Tis
intimated that the two old parties
will unite to beat the Labor Party.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

While Victoria evicts the people of
Ireland the Pope sends her marks of his
esteem. And yet we are asked to believe
that the pontiff is consumed with sympa-
thy for his suffering Irish children. -
Catholic Herald.
Yes; and here is an extract from
an article by grovelling sycophant,
the editor of the Irish World.
"The relations between Victoria and
Leo have for some time been OF so
friendly character that many of the
Orange papers have more than limited
that the Queen of England is about to
become Catholic. There was
something more than report that the
Queens mother, the Duchess of Kent,
died in the Catholic faith. If Victoria
should follow the well-attested example
of her mother Irish Catholics would re-
ioice despite all the wrong-doing, coer
cion, and oppression that have marked
her fifty years rule of them"
The editor Of the Irish World
must have a poor opinion of his
countrymen, if he thinks that the
mere profession of a faith by the
fat woman of Buckingham Palace
would pay for the cold blooded muir
der of thousands of poor people in
Ireland.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

We are reading much nowadays
about the "Knights of Labor and
the Church" The knights of
Labor are seeking to better the con-
dition of working people-and as a
consequence are dealing with prob
lens about which the church knows
little or nothing, as is shown from
the fact that the church never, as
the records show, did anything to
solve them. We do not believe in
any alliance between church and
state, and We believe that any inter-
ference of the church in the settle
ment of labor questions will be fruit
full of harm. -LOc0m0tiw Firemen's
Magazine.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

The GOODNESS of these Irish parlia-
mentarians in desiring to "keep
Irish questions free from American
issues" is indeed refreshing. They
are constantly asking us to interfere
in English politics, but when it
comes to taking any part which
would imply that the land question
has any reference to America, they
are struck with the improperly of
interfering in the politics Of q foreign
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

The Massachusetts, legislature has
enacted a law against the manufac-
ture and sale OF adulterated lard.
This is all right as far as it goes, but
it is mere petty patchwork legisla-
ton. We cannot see why there
should not be general law against
the misrepresentation or mlslabeling
of any article of merchandise. Our
indlvldualistie Society saviors' are
inconsistent. Ii every one should
look out for his own interests why
not leave it to every buyer of lard to
determine the quality of the grease
he purchases? How slow the law
makers are to adopt socialistic ideas;
and yet, how well they know that
these ideas are correct and whole
some.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

MADE, ana lie or property DC ues-
troyed, every person 80 aiding, adj
vising or melting the same shall be
deemed principal, and the prose-
cution need not show that the ad-
vice was communicated to the per-
son actually performing the deed, if
the speaking or printing was public.
1t will be seen that no punishment
follows a violent speech unless a
crime is committed in accordance
with the speech. The question:
Does this bill prevent or hamper the
reformers of Illinois in their work p?
will be answered in two ways. l.
If the advocacy of violence be nee
cssary element in reform the bill
restricts agitation. 2-If the advo-
cacy of violence is not essential, then
the bill is of no concern to reformers.
Those who affirm the first propo-
sition place themselves in an absurd
attitude if they complain against this
bill. 1t is as though a small bully
challenges u large bully to mortal
combat, and then complains of harsh
treatment if the battle goes against
him. Admitted that society is bru-
tai and unjust, it is silly to complain
that it defends itself. A beast does
the same and knows nothing of JUS
tice. Anyone who assumes an atti-
tude of deadly defiance, takes the
chances and asks no favors. This
makes it necessary for those who be-
lieye in violence, to act independ-
emily and involve no others. Only
a coward will advise others to per-
form dangerous work, no matter how
necessary it may seem. Hence a
violent public speech is the height
of inconsistency.
As a policy, open advocacy of de-
struction is mere imbecility. 1t
could be equalled only by spy who
enters the camp of opposing forces
and shouts: 81 am one of your enc
mics. That is, he deliberately
places himself at the mercy of a
more powerful foe; and all his asso-
ciates are classed with him.
Still, to some, no reform has the
true ring unless it has destruction in
its programme. They seem to have
pondered over the inevitablity of
bloodshed, until they come to be-
lieve that horror is the chief source
of good. They are either partially
demcnted, or else are spies, paid to
bring discredit upon the reform
movement.
The second position is more plaus-
ible. If the institutions of society
are the product of popular ideas, any
attempt to destroy an institution, or
administrator of an institution, is a
blow at an effect, not at a cause.
Public opinion is the root, therefore
the domain of ideas is the field for
the agitator. For example, the
Merritt bill is no impediment to the
believer in land naturalization so
long as he can teach his theory; but
a crusade against individual land
lords would bring discredit on the
movement.
Mental agitation is the more effec-
tive. No man has made so many
converts as Henry George has; yet
he could not be indicted under the
Merritt bill.
"Thc sap makes the tree; the
ideas make the society. There is nc
better established historical fact, y
says Elisee Reclus, the famous
French anarchist. ZENo.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
which areprinted in another column.

Socialism is not Americanized. !"
That's just what's the matter with
the Declaration of Independence,
unless, perhaps, they are both so in
tensely American that the un-Amer.
lean commercialists and wage-slaves
don't recognize them.